norm nixon most assists in a playoff game

Norm Nixon had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 4 of the 1979 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Seattle SuperSonics, with 19 assists.

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	19	4/22/1979	LAL	vs	SEA	43	21	1		0	9	16	56.3				3	4	75.0	59.1	0	1	0	4
2	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	16	4/13/1979	LAL	vs	DEN	43	15	1	2	0	7	15	46.7				1	2	50.0	47.2	1	0	4	5
3	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	14	6/3/1982	LAL	vs	PHI	41	11	3	2	0	4	18	22.2	0	0		3	4	75.0	27.8	1	2	2	3
4	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	13	6/6/1982	LAL	@	PHI	38	20	5	1	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		2	3	66.7	49.2	3	2	2	1
5	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	13	4/15/1980	LAL	vs	PHX	32	8	4	1	0	4	9	44.4	0	0		0	0		44.4			2	4
6	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	12	4/23/1980	LAL	vs	SEA	41	19	2	1	0	8	20	40.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	43.7	2	0	1	5
7	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	12	4/9/1980	LAL	vs	PHX	42	26	3	2	0	10	17	58.8	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	64.7	1	2	3	5
8	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	12	4/15/1979	LAL	@	DEN	38	7	4	1	0	3	14	21.4				1	2	50.0	23.5	1	3	2	4
9	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	11	5/13/1983	LAL	@	SAS	39	22	6	2	0	9	17	52.9	1	1	100.0	3	4	75.0	58.6			2	2
10	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	11	5/10/1983	LAL	vs	SAS	41	28	2	1	0	11	18	61.1	2	2	100.0	4	4	100.0	70.9	1	1	3	2
11	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	11	4/3/1981	LAL	@	HOU	45	21	6	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		3	3	100.0	60.6	1	5	2	2
12	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	11	4/22/1980	LAL	vs	SEA	42	10	2	4	1	5	15	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	1	1	4	5
13	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	11	4/20/1979	LAL	vs	SEA	45	18	7		0	8	18	44.4				2	2	100.0	47.7	3	4		6
14	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	11	4/10/1979	LAL	@	DEN	39	16	3	0	0	8	15	53.3				0	0		53.3	0	3	4	3
15	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	4/29/1983	LAL	@	POR	47	12	5	0	0	6	19	31.6	0	0		0	0		31.6	1	4	3	5
16	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	5/30/1982	LAL	@	PHI	42	6	3	1	0	3	14	21.4	0	1	0.0	0	0		21.4	2	1	2	5
17	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	5/27/1982	LAL	@	PHI	43	24	4	2	0	9	18	50.0	0	0		6	7	85.7	56.9	1	3	2	3
18	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	5/15/1982	LAL	@	SAS	43	30	3	1	0	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	68.6			1	2
19	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	5/14/1982	LAL	@	SAS	42	22	1	1	0	8	18	44.4	0	0		6	7	85.7	52.2			2	3
20	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	4/1/1981	LAL	vs	HOU	42	22	3	1	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		4	5	80.0	60.4	0	3	1	4
21	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	4/18/1979	LAL	@	SEA	42	19	4	1	0	8	14	57.1				3	3	100.0	62.0	1	3	4	5
22	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	9	5/15/1983	LAL	@	SAS	36	13	2	3	0	6	14	42.9	0	0		1	1	100.0	45.0	1	1	2	3
23	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	9	5/11/1982	LAL	vs	SAS	42	22	3	2	0	9	21	42.9	0	0		4	4	100.0	48.3			2	3
24	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	9	5/16/1980	LAL	@	PHI	40	4	3	1	1	1	10	10.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	18.4	0	3	2	3
25	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	9	5/7/1980	LAL	vs	PHI	43	8	6	4	0	4	13	30.8	0	1	0.0	0	0		30.8	2	4	6	4

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